India has extended the operating timeline for part of its RELIEF export-support intervention as disruption in West Asia continues to affect Gulf shipping and logistics.
Component II encourages eligible exporters to obtain Export Credit Guarantee Corporation cover for upcoming shipments to specified regions, with 95 per cent risk coverage. It applies to qualifying stand-alone or whole-turnover policies obtained on or after 16 March 2026.
The measure covers full-container, less-than-container and refrigerated-container cargo, while excluding energy shipments. The government says eligible exporters’ premiums will not be increased above pre-disruption levels during the covered period.
RELIEF was introduced in March as a time-limited response to higher freight costs, insurance premiums and war-related trade risks. The extension was notified on 30 September; eligibility remains subject to the scheme’s official terms.
Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
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